Baldwin Park to consider police chief contract

The Baldwin Park City Council will be considering a contract for its police chief at the Wednesday meeting.

An agreement with Michael Taylor to be the city’s police chief is listed on the council’s agenda under the consent calendar. Taylor would be paid $165,000 plus benefits for his service as the department’s chief, without any automatic pay raises specified in the contract.

The staff report states that the city’s municipal code specifies the contract to be “at-will,” meaning the police chief’s employment can be terminated at any time with or without cause. The contract lists a severance pay of three months, excluding benefits, if his employment is terminated without cause.

Michael Taylor has served as the city’s police chief since Dec. 10, when the then-captain was appointed by the council to be chief and executive team manager. Taylor receives $1,923.07 a month for his service as executive team manager, which the council approved at its March 19 meeting, the staff report states.

The salary increase to $165,000 a year would apply retroactively to Dec. 10, the report states.

The council meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at council chambers, 14403 E. Pacific Ave., Baldwin Park.